A different kind of confession

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The man walked into the Patelco Credit Union on Broadway at lunchtime Thursday, handed the teller a demand note and ran out with an undisclosed amount of money.

Walnut Creek Police Department

Walnut Creek Police Department

Three days later — Sunday, of course — a man identifying himself as the robber walked into St. John Vianney Catholic Church on Ygnacio Valley Road and turned over some of the stolen money, police say. A priest notified police Sunday night.

A woman answering the phone at the church referred calls to the Oakland Diocese. Diocese spokesman Mike Brown declined to go into much detail because of clergy-penitent privilege but confirmed that such a meeting occurred.